Forge

About

Forge is a global private securities marketplace creating an accessible, liquid, and transparent private market.

San Francisco,California,United States
251 - 500
https://forgeglobal.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series B
Last Funding Money Raised: $50M
Industries: Finance,Financial Services,FinTech,Marketplace,Trading Platform
Founded date: Jan 1, 2014
Number Of Employee: 251 - 500
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nyse:FRGE
Legal Name: Forge Global, Inc.
Also Known As: Equidate,Forge Global, Inc.,Equidate, Inc.,Forge Global

Forge Global is a private securities marketplace that serves the complex and emerging needs of the private market ecosystem by forging new connections through its technology, data, and expertise. Founded in 2014, the firm empowers investors and shareholders by facilitating liquidity in the private markets.

Forge is backed by top Silicon Valley investors and large, global institutions including Deutsche Börse, Temasek, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, FT Partners, Draper Associates, Peter Thiel, Munich Re Ventures, and LUN Partners Group.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

12

$572.60M

Forge has raised a total of $572.60M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 22, 2022 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Mar 22, 2022	Post-IPO Equity	$68.50M	3	—	—	Detail
Mar 22, 2022	IPO	$215.60M	—	—	—	Detail
May 4, 2021	Series Unknown	$150M	4	—	—	Detail
Nov 9, 2020	Series Unknown	—	—	—	—	Detail
Oct 22, 2019	Series B	—	1	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

1

Forge has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 6, 2022, when Garuda Aerospace raised 0.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Jun 6, 2022 Garuda Aerospace	Convertable Note	—	Aerospace	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

7

33

Forge is funded by 33 investors. Streamlined Ventures and Financial Technology Partners are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Streamlined Ventures	Yes	Series B
Financial Technology Partners	Yes	Series B
Operative Capital	Yes	Series B
Panorama Point Partners	Yes	Series B
Adit Ventures	—	Post-IPO Equity
ION	—	Post-IPO Equity
Temasek Holdings	—	Post-IPO Equity
Deutsche Borse	—	Series Unknown
LUN Partners Group	—	Series Unknown
Wells Fargo Strategic Capital	—	Series Unknown